Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Robert Drake was up from Shadeland last week doing some cement work at his farm here. Mr. and Mrs. Will Eld-ridge visited at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Willits’ Sunday. Mrs. Russell Willits is staying at the home of her parents in Rensselaer, on account of her daughter, Margaret’s, continued sickness. The child was doing nicely for a while but took a relapse and may not be able to come home for some time. i fly Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lear, of near Wolcott, visited at R." V. Johns’ Sunday. Milford Poisel spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Poisel, near Medaryville. He has been working for C. W. Bussell the past month. Frank Ringeisen has bought the R. V. Johns Buick roadster. Mrs. E. R. Thompson is visiting her son, Stuart and family at Warsaw.

S. B. Snedeker and family attended the Monticello hourse show Saturday. Miss Hazel Jacks visited Ethel Parker Saturday night and Sunday. Lawrence Blunk 'returned from Columbus Grove, Ohio, * Friday night, after a few weeks’ visit with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Phillips returned home Saturday evening from Monticello, where she had been visiting relatives and friends since Tuesday. Miss Louise Strantz visited at R. M. Jordan’s Saturday. Thirty-five friends and relatives autoed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Parker, near Roselawn, Friday and gave Mr. Parker a complete birthday surprise, it being his 59th birthday. The occasion was a „vCry enjoyable one for all present. Each family brought a fell-filled basket of dinner. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker and daughter, Ethel; Mr. and Mrs. Wash Cook; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook, Mrs. R. L. Bussell and Mrs. Sarah Fulk and son, Clyde, from here; Tom Walters and family, of Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin and son, Perry, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell, of Rensselaer. Mrs. Robert Johns has a well-de-veloped case of chicken pox, at their home in the W. S. Lomnan property. Mr. and Mrs. Johns started housekeeping just a few days ago, and Saturday evening a large crowd of young people oame in and gave them a “useful shower." They received many useful presents, but a good many of those present will likely receive a nice memento pf the o&&»k>n, in the way of a case of chicken pox.